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<p> tags
Packages object
Packages property
packages, Java
     access by JavaScript interpreter
     importing
     represented by JavaPackage class
padding attribute
pageXOffset, pageYOffset properties (Window) 2nd
pageYOffset property
parent nodes
     changing for child nodes
parent property (Window) 2nd
( ) (parentheses)
     function call operator 2nd 3rd
     functions as event-handler properties
     grouping in regular expressions 2nd
     in if statements
     in property names
     invoking functions 2nd 3rd
     operator evalutation order, specifying
parentNode property (Node) 2nd
parentStyleSheet property
parseFloat( ) function 2nd
parseInt( ) function 2nd
parsing an XML document from JavaScript string
passing
     by reference 2nd
         different meanings of
         strings
     by value 2nd
         by reference vs.
password element 2nd
path attribute (cookie) 2nd
pathname property (Location)
pattern attribute
pattern variable
% (percent sign)
     %= (assignment) operator 2nd
     modulo operator 2nd 3rd
performance, caching of JavaScript code by web browser
Perl
     JavaScript, comparison to
     RegExp features not supported in JavaScript
     regular-expression syntax 2nd
permanence of variables
persistence, client-side
     cookie lifetime
     drawbacks of cookies
     Flash SharedObject
     Internet Explorer
         userData
     persistent objects (example)
     security of persistent data
persistent private variables
phishing scams
PHP server-side script (jsquoter)
pie chart
     drawing in a <canvas> tag
     drawing with JavaScript and Flash
     drawing with JavaScript and Java
     drawing with JavaScript and SVG
     drawing with JavaScript and VML
pixels
plain text in HTML or XML document
platform property (Navigator)
plug-ins 2nd
     defined
     scripting in web browsers, security implications of
Plugin object
+ (plus sign)
     ++ (increment) operator 2nd 3rd
         loop variables, incrementing
         positioning in code
     += (assignment) operator 2nd
     addition operator 2nd
         associativity
         defined
         precedence
     converting objects in string or numeric context
     JavaObject objects, working with
     operands, datatypes of
     regular-expression quantifier
     string concatenation operator 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         using with Date object
     unary plus operator 2nd
     value or group appearing one or more times in CSS
PObject class (example)
point object, creating and initializing
pop( ) method (Array) 2nd
pop-up dialogs
pop-up windows, blocking by browsers
position
     browser windows 2nd
     HTML document elements
position attribute
     pixel units, specifying in
     values for
positioning attributes, CSS
positioning elements with CSS
     display and visibility attributes
     overlapping translucent windows
     specifying position and size
     standardization process
     visibility (partial), overflow and clip attributes
     z-index attribute
positioning properties, unit specifications for
positive lookahead assertion (regular expressions) 2nd
positive or negative infinity
     testing for
POSITIVE_INFINITY constant
POST method (HTTP) 2nd 3rd
post-decrement operator
pre-increment and post-increment operator
precedence
     CSS style rules, determining
     operator 2nd
precision, number
prefix property
presentation, separating document content and structure from
preventDefault( ) method 2nd 3rd
previousSibling property 2nd
     Node object
primitive datatypes
     converting objects to 2nd 3rd 4th
     converting to wrapper objects
     converting values from one type to another
     manipulating by value
         example
     variables
     wrapper objects
print( ) function
print( ) method (Window)
private class members
private namespace, closures as
private persistent variables
ProcessingInstruction object 2nd
programming languages
     JavaScript as
     typed versus untyped
prompt( ) method 2nd 3rd
     blocking
properties
     array length
     class
     form elements
     function
         prototype
     global, predefined
     HTML API (DOM)
         naming conventions
     instance
     object 2nd 3rd 4th
         accessing with [ ]
         accessor methods for Java objects
         assigning functions to 2nd
         checking existence of
         constructor function, creating with
         creating by assigning value
         creating with constructor function
         CSS2Properties
         delete operator and 2nd
         deleting
         enumerable
         enumerating 2nd
         event handler, assigning function to 2nd
         event-handler attributes as
         event-handler return values
         Form
         form elements
         Function
         global 2nd
         inheritance from Object class
         inherited, reading and writing
         JavaScript binding of DOM API 2nd
         JavaScript, corresponding to CSS style attributes
         looping through
         private
         prototypes and inheritance
         public/private, in a namespace
         referring to other objects
         undefined
         using as function arguments
         Window object
propertyIsEnumerable( ) method (Object)
protocol property (Location)
prototype objects 2nd
     built-in types, inability to enumerate properties
     inheritance and 2nd
         extending built-in types
         reading/writing inherited properties
     inheritance, class-based inheritance vs.
     isPrototypeOf( ) method
     multiple frames and
prototype property
     functions
pseudoclasses in JavaScript
pseudorandom numbers
public fields (applets), accessing from JavaScript
public instance fields of Java objects, reading/writing
publicId property
punctuation characters in regular expressions
push buttons
push( ) method (Array)